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flirt with me
Tuesday morning. July 24, 2012. Little Hamimu spent this morning sneaking up these adorable little glances at me. Most of the time I’d catch him, and when our eyes would meet he’d widen his big brown...
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she’s a real pleasure
Tuesday afternoon. July 24, 2012. Hayley and I were lesson planning when Tammy (aka Mama Martin…she’s sixty-ish, so she gets to be called “Mama”) came over to show off her new sandals. She’s been here...
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African sister
Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Today, around home base, CCS staff started referring to me as “African dada.” Basically this means that I am their African sister. Keeping in mind that I started off as “Ana”...
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this is not my proud face
Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Today I was snippy with a fellow volunteer. A nine-year-old. She started it – and no, this is not my proud face. We were standing in line by the washing station after lunch,...
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His back was towards me, but I swear I could see him smiling!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012. The kids take turns sweeping the classroom floor every morning. They use a “fuggio” – it’s basically a short broom that can double as a switch if a kid is being naughty. The...
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I was just wondering?
Wednesday, July 25, 2012. It’s one of those nights here. All the roommates are quietly writing in their journals, the fans are blowing in our hot rooms, Tammy is outside gazing up at the stars, the...
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no matter where you are in the world
Thursday, July 26, 2012. Today I gave Alex, a German woman about my age, maybe a few years older, a dairy free chocolate frosting recipe. I promised her that it tastes like fudge. Her eyes lit up, and...
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naked wrestling and fish borrowing
Friday, July 27, 2012. Part I. I’m not sure that I have the right words to really encompass the blur that was our last day at Anglican Primary. We spent the morning playing with the kids on the beach –...
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“I wish your family well and good health and peace and May God Bless You!”
Friday, July 27, 2012. Part II. Hayley and I brought Azam juice for the kids as a “final day” goodbye present – we cracked them all open and taught them how to “cheers!” Then everyone drank up, and...
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Is it greedy to keep some of the juicy stuff to yourself?
March 10, 2013. a bright, sunny + reflective Sunday afternoon. It’s over. Almost 90 blog posts and over six months later here we are – March 2013. I’d be lying if I said I captured the entire trip on...
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